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• Pain in joints like hips or knees
• Heart flutters / abnormal heart rhythm
• Insomnia
• Liver problems

I experienced pain in joints for years, but I always thought my days as a runner was the reason. My heart fluttering started 3 months before my diagnosis.

The pain in my joints has always made it hard for me to do normal activities but I have always pushed through the pain. The anxiety and fear of the diagnosis has had its effect on my relationships and normal life. My diagnosis is very new so I am still working through all of the feelings that come with it.

I was experiencing heart flutters and irregular beating and my doctor recommended doing blood work and we found elevated iron levels and T sat.

• 200 Serum Iron
• 57% T Sat
• 74 Ferritin

1 copy of C282Y

My doctor and I have not yet come up with a plan, however I have changed my diet significantly on my own.

My siblings and immediate family reacted with empathy. My mom, on the other hand, acted uninterested but she is willing to take a test to find out if the gene came from her.

I continue to experience joint pain and I am scheduled for an MRI of my liver and heart so I feel very nervous about those results. We are looking to see if there will be iron deposits in those organs and that scares me very much.

I am very new to all of this but I would say inform yourself as much as you can.